Food-A-Thon 2026

Tuesday, May 19
6:00 AM–6:00 PM

This year the Food-A-Thon will be televised with live and pre-recorded local entertainment and interviews. And the pickle jar collections on the street corners in town will be back!

Business Donors: Help your community, help your business

TWO WAYS TO Donate Online ALL YEAR

You can continue to contribute throughout the year through PayPal or Venmo. Thank you to our fiscal sponsor, Wendell Good Neighbors, Inc., for making online and mail-in donations possible!

Donate by Mail

You can contribute any time the year. Please make checks out to our fiscal agent “Wendell Good Neighbors, Inc.” and write “Food-A-Thon” on the memo line. Checks may be mailed to Good Neighbors, P.O. Box 222, Wendell, MA 01379.

23-year tradition REMAINS strong with this year’s food-a-thon

This year’s Food-A-Thon marks 23 years of helping local food pantries and programs. Now, more than ever, your donations help support local groups who are working hard to strengthen food security in our region.

Thank you to our community supportERS

Community support is an incredibly powerful thing to observe and be a part of. This year’s and all previous Food-A-Thons were such a success thanks to businesses and individuals whose dedication to the community was evident in their contribution to this important cause. A sincere thank you to all area businesses and other supporters.

All year long, food programs are here to help

The North Quabbin Food-A-Thon helps support these programs that are helping people in our communities throughout the year.

• Athol High School Food Pantry

• Our Lady Immaculate Pantry in Athol

• Salvation Army Pantry and Meal Program in Athol

• Franklin County Community Meals Program (Community Meals Program in Orange and Orange Food Pantry)

• St. Vincent DePaul Pantry of St. Mary’s Church in Orange

• Good Neighbors Pantry in Wendell